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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SOC2006 | Changes in Contemporary Turkish Society II | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
Course Objectives: | This course analyzes the sociological dynamics of modern Turkish society. A critical evaluation of Turkish modernity will be our main task. The readings and class discussions will describe social, cultural, and economic transformations. We will cover topics like nationalism, industrialization, class, gender, religion, and culture. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course will be able to: 1) Analyse the social change in contemporary Turkish society 2) Describe social change and modernity in Turkish case 3) Evaluate the major conceptual and research issues related to contemporary Turkish society 4) Analyse and discussing contemporary sociological contributions regarding Turkish society 5) Describe various explanatory models for evaluation of contemporary Turkish society and analyzing the social dynamics |
This course analyzes main themes in the economic and social history of Turkey starting with the multi-party era. The course evaluates both the major historical developments of the period and the ways in which social scientists and historians analyzed these developments. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction and Course Outline | |
2) | Economy and Society at the End of the 2nd World War | Korkut BORATAV, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1908-2002 Roger OWEN and Şevket PAMUK, A History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century |
3) | Turkish Economy under the PRP Rule | Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development |
4) | Multi-party Period, Populism and Democracy | Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History |
5) | Political Transformation and The Rise of DP | Feroz AHMAD, The Making of Modern Turkey |
6) | Course review and midterm | |
7) | DP Era | Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History Cem Eroğul, Demokrat Parti Tarihi ve İdeolojisi |
8) | 1960 Coup and Restoration | Kurtuluş KAYALI, Ordu ve Siyaset William HALE, Turkish Politics and Military |
9) | Import Substituting Industrialization Experience | Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development |
10) | Political and Social Turmoil at 70s | Ümit CİZRE, AP-Ordu İlişkileri Tanel DEMİREL, Adalet Partisi |
11) | Course review and midterm | |
12) | 1980 Coup and Military Rule | Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History |
13) | The Rise Özal, Islamist Politics, and Nationalism | Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History |
14) | Violent 90’s and Kurdish Question Homework submission | Mesut YEĞEN, Devlet Söyleminde Kürt Sorunu |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History |
References: | "." |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 2 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 113 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |